Urban Infrastructure

A concession agreement has been signed between Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN), Mathura Wastewater Management Private Limited (MWMPL) and the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Namami Ganga Programme for the development of a […]

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) in Maharashtra has increased water and sewerage charges by 3.72 per cent, effective June 16, 2018. The water tariff for slum dwellers has been revised from Rs 3.49 […]

L&T Construction Limited has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Thamirabarani Underground Sewerage Scheme, Phase II, in Tamil Nadu. The EPC contract has been awarded by the Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation. […]

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in Maharashtra has appointed Nagpur Environmental Services Limited (NESL), a fully owned SPV of NMC, for the implementation of the Nag River Pollution Abatement Project. The decision was taken by […]

The Haryana government has approved a 100 km long high speed rail line (Phase I) connecting Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror. The estimated cost of Phase I is Rs […]

Goldstone Infratech Limited has undertaken a 15-day trial of an electric bus in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam cities in Kerala. The trial was undertaken for eight days in Thiruvananthapuram, followed by another seven days in Ernakulam. […]

The Ministry of Finance has given in-principle approval for the launch of five new metro rail projects. These will be in the cities of Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Agra, Kanpur and Meerut […]

Four Indian cities have announced plans to procure over 4,400 buses. The Uttar Pradesh government has approved plans to deploy 100 AC electric buses in Ghaziabad. The timeline of the tender process is yet to […]

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited has conducted trial runs on the 3 km long Central Park-Salt Lake Sector V section of the Kolkata metro East-West Line. Passenger services are expected to commence by October 2018. […]

The Gujarat government has formulated the Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy for promoting the judicious use of freshwater resources in the state. The policy aims at creating a water grid, along the lines of […]

A concession agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Indian Oil Corporation Limited for the development of a city-wide STP in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The […]

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has commenced passenger services on the 25.6 km long Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section of the Magenta Line (Line 8) under Phase III of the Delhi metro rail project. With this, […]

The Chennai Metro Rail Corporation has commenced passenger services on the extensions of Blue and Green Lines of the Chennai metro, Phase I. The Blue Line extension spans 4.8 km from Little Mount to AG-DMS, […]

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has partnered with Uber Technologies Incorporated (Uber) to provide last-mile connectivity for metro passengers. Initially, Uber plans to provide services at 13 metro stations–Aluva, Edappally, Palarivattom, Kaloor, Lissie, M.G. Road, […]

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited has secured a contract to supply 40 Skyline Pro E electric buses for Mumbai. The buses are a part of the order for 390 buses announced by the Ministry of […]

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is undertaking a pilot project to introduce online ticketing on AC buses plying between the Kempegowda bus station and Kadugodi. The new ticketing solution was developed by Bengaluru-based Series […]

Larsen & Toubro Limited Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited has signed an agreement with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at all the 59 elevated metro stations […]

The Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board  has revised the mobile water supply tariff for domestic and commercial customers, effective May 21, 2018. As per the revised tariff, a 6,000 kilolitre (kl) tanker will […]

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has commenced trial runs on the 8.1 km long Lajpat Nagar-Sir Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh section of the Delhi Metro, Phase III, Pink Line (Line 7). The section covers six […]

The steering committee of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has approved water supply and sewerage proposals for seven cities in Haryana. The estimated cost of these projects is Rs 5.94 billion. […]